Guarin Gonthier

Guarin Gonthier (11 June 1779-27 September 1827) was a colonel of the French Army during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars.

Biography
Gonthier was born in Romorantin-Lanthenay in northern central France in 1779, and enlisted in a regiment of Revolutionary Infantry in 1795. He served in the occupation of the United Netherlands, but due to his height, he was chosen by Emperor Napoleon to become the colonel of a regiment of his Old Guard grenadiers. Gonthier fought with distinction in the campaign in Europe from 1805-1812, and during the Defense of France his unit fought bravely against the Austrians at the Battle of Chatillon-sur-Seine (1814). After the downfall of Napoleon, Gonthier retired and died in Paris in 1827 at the age of 48 from cholera.